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Easy to Find Deep Sky ObjectsOk, you know the constellations a bit and now you want to find some bright deep sky objects. Most of them require binoculars, but some can be seen on bright nights with just your eyes. Here's table of some bright deepsky objects through the year:
I haven't listed ones in the Sagittarius area, there are so many deepsky objects there that the list would become too long. Just point your binoculars to the area and you'll know what I mean. I have listed the months when the objects are just above the horizons, so take the average year. (these date are for locations between the Equator and the North pole). The objects that can be seen naked-eye are between magnitude 5 and 6 (on bright nights even 6.5 or dimmer). Like M42, M31, H/X Persei, M16, M13, M5, M35, and M39. Most are clusters, some nebula's and very few are galaxies. Even if you have a big telescope, some galaxies won't show good details.If you have a pair of binoculars then you really should take a look at Sagitarius. The area is great. Just scan the area and you will see MANY deep sky objects. The Eagle Nebula, M16, is very beautiful as are the numerous star clusters.
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